Guest Poster: Patti Dallhoff
Patti works at the
Nappy Shoppe and is mother to Carson, 4.5 months old
Baby Wearing experience with:
Ergo (used
newborn insert as well),
CatBirdBaby Pikkolo, Moby Wrap, and the
Babyette Waterbabies Mesh Ring Sling.
Texas summers are already hot enough without having to strap on a 16 pound 4 month old while going about my everyday life. He rarely lets me put him down so I have been trying several different baby wearing options. The
Babyette Waterbabies Ring Sling is so far my favorite. It takes up very little space in the diaper bag (it could fit in a quart size ziplock with room), is light weight and doesn’t make you sweat. Plus, you can wear it in the pool! How cool is that? I just dropped it in my wetbag for the ride home.
If you have multiple children and are trying to have a pool day, this
sling is a must. It is very hands free, light, and secure. It dries quickly and you are not left dripping everywhere.
Having never worn a
ring sling before I had to do a little research. Time for youtube! Then a trip to the
Nappy Shoppe to try it on. It was super easy to put on for the first time with no direction and just the few pointers I had obtained on youtube. Carson loved the
kangaroo carry that has him facing out and we walked around the
Nappy Shoppe getting use to it. I also turned him around and did the
tummy to tummy carry and he quickly fell asleep. Sold!
There is also the option of a
back carry once he is a little older. This
sling is really quick and easy to get Carson in and out. If for some reason he is SUPER cranky and doesn’t want to be in there, I didn’t waste forever getting him in.
All the
slings at the
Nappy Shoppe come in a standard size and many beautiful bright colors. I was a little worried this wouldn’t fit my husband, who wears a 52 inch suit jacket, but I was pleasantly surprised. There was at least a foot left to work with.
The very best thing about this
sling is we don’t overheat wearing it. My little guy puts off a lot of heat and we stopped wearing our Moby two months ago because of that. This material is light, cool and nice against the skin. It easily washes and dries.
Happy Baby Wearing,
Patti
